Rio Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Rio Township has 25 jobs, and 225 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rio Township itself; outside it, Galesburg draws the most (20%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rio Township at work: what stands out
Rio Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Rio Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rio Township has about 290 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rio Township and Galesburg trade workers both ways
Galesburg is the top workplace for Rio Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Rio Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Rio Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Rio Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Rio Township goes to work
Where Rio Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rio Township
About 34% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Goods, not services: 76% of the jobs in Rio Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rio Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 25. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Rio Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rio Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns around Rio Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $76,500 |
| Henderson Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 13 min | $72,116 |
| North Henderson Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Oxford Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $74,792 |
| Ontario Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Kelly Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Henderson Township and Kelly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ontario Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rio Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Rio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rio Township?
$76,500 (±$20,444) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rio Township?
11.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rio Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rio Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (20%, 11 mi), Peoria (5%, 47 mi), Oneida (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rio Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rio Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.